Zemple leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Zemple typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Zemple, ~25% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Zemple compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Zemple leans more Republican than 10 of 20 neighbors.
Zemple runs about 32 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Zemple is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Zemple. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+43) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+16), a spread of about 27 points.
Why Zemple leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Zemple, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Zemple votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Zemple runs about 32 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Zemple sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 84% of cities).
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Zemple, MN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Zemple looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Zemple is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 60%, below 55% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Deer River, MN R+24
- Ball Club, MN R+25
- Cohasset, MN R+29
- Grand Rapids, MN R+16
- La Prairie, MN R+24
- Coleraine, MN R+29
- Inger, MN R+19
- Bowstring, MN R+40
- Marcell, MN R+13
- Bovey, MN R+28
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bradley, CA R+36
- Enderlin, ND R+46
- Ellicottville, NY R+14
- Wortham, MS R+60
- Island, KY R+58
- Dugger, IN R+62
- Halfmoon, MT R+21
- Mapleville, RI R+21
- Nauvoo, IL R+42
- Danville, GA R+48
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Minnesota Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.